Well, it's been awhile since I've been on, I have had computer problems. But I just wanted to let everyone know that Gizmo's last vet appointment was excellent! They took some blood and all his numbers are normal or close to normal. He still has a lot of mites, but the vet wasn't worried about that. He has an ear infection in both ears, so just more medicine for the poor guy! Oh but he is in such great spirits it doesn't seem to phase him anymore!!! He's made new friends with my parents' dogs and just loves to go out and about. We can't wait until the snow is gone so we can take him running!
Thank you all again and again for the support.

Well, I haven't been on here in a while. Just wanted everyone to know that Gizmo is a whole new dog. It's like he's been born again! He was neutered a few weeks ago, finally well enough for the surgery. Once the meds wore off, he was chasing the cat around the house, much to my dismay (we were supposed to keep him calm). There's just no keeping that guy down!! He's a bundle of energy and I'm not sure who he would torture if the cat wasn't here to distract him.

On our last visit, the vet did a skin scraping and found ZERO mites!! Our appointments have been changed to once a month, instead of every other week, and he's just had all his yealy shots. I think, he's a normal dog now!! Despite his scarring, his fur is back and he looks great! It's starting to warm up so he's going on walks with us and loves to go to his grandparents' house to play with their 4 dogs (2 chihuahuas and 2 poms). Then there is my niece's dog, who is closer to Gizmo's size. He has lots of playmates and loves them all. I think if he could talk he would shout (imagine the "Bacon!!" dog from the commercials) "I LOVE LIFE!"

Thank you to all for your support and I send positive thoughts to anyone out there fighting for the health of their pet. I'll paste a pic here for you as well.